Ambika Nagino

泙野安美加 | अंबिका नागीनो

Pen name A. A. Vora

(she / her)

Writer | reader | high fantasy fangirl

About me

I'm an Indian-Japanese* author living in Tokyo with my husband Shotaro, our newborn, and our fiery-spirited dog Fëanor.

After two decades of immersing myself in various fictional worlds (some favorites being displayed on my bookshelf) I decided it was time I attempted creating one of my own.

Outside writing, I work for a pharmaceutical company, with a focus on digitalization of Japanese healthcare.

*By this I mean indokei nihonjin (インド系日本人) which is a phrase used to describe Japanese nationals of Indian ethnicity; I was actually born in Mumbai and lived there a third of my life; as well as spending several years in US and UK.

About me

About my book

SPIN OF FATE is a 3-POV YA high fantasy, and the first installment of THE FIFTH REALM trilogy. It is my debut novel.

It features an original mythology, unique magical beasts, epic battles, a hard magic system that draws loosely from Indian philosophy... and lots of moral ambiguity.

More detailed marketing can be found on my blog for those interested.

You can pre-order SPIN OF FATE hardcopies here and audiobook here.

Or through this limited time 50% off campaign.

Jacket art by Sidharth Chaturvedi. Design by Jessica Jenkins and Tony Sahara. Audiobook narrated by Simon Vance.

About my book

Other media

Please click on the hyperlinks below if you are interested.

[Apr '24] Author Interview ft. Reads with Rachel and Lou Reading Things

[Sep '23] Cover Reveal and Excerpt on PenguinTeen

[Sep '23] How Anime Shaped a Woman's Professional Career: Podcast with animealmost30

aka probably the most embarrassingly honest interview I will do in my life

[Aug '23] Cambridge Independent Article